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GENERAL INFORMATION
GENRE/STYLE
Action/Third-person 3D Action
RELEASE DATE
25/MAR/08
ESRB RATING
TEEN, Partial Nudity, Violence
DEVELOPER
Team Ninja
PUBLISHER
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TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")
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DESCRIPTION
Tecmo's Ninja Gaiden makes its hotly anticipated DS debut in an original adventure filled with the fast-paced fighting sequences fans expect from the series. Dragon Sword features a mix of 2D backgrounds and 3D characters, as players guide the nimble Ryu Hayabusa across a series of pre-rendered screens using the touch-screen interface. The DS is held like a book, with the default orientation displaying an overhead map on the left and the action on the right. Tapping the right screen not only controls Ryu's movement, but it also initiates actions like jumps, shuriken throws, and combat with his trusted Dragon Sword. Combat involves moving the stylus across the screen to perform a standard slashing motion. Players can also slash downward and upward by mimicking the vertical motion with the stylus, offering a total of three sword attacks.
Ninpo techniques are also included in the handheld version, requiring players to trace an onscreen Sanskrit symbol before unleashing the powerful ability. The only technique performed without the stylus is blocking or guarding, which is accomplished simply by pressing any of the handheld's buttons. Tapping the screen while holding down a block button will allow Ryu to perform an evasive maneuver. Dragon Sword also features a playable female character as well as an assortment of unlockable surprises. Unlike the console versions, Ninja Gaiden on DS only features a sword as Ryu's main weapon. Yet the sword can be upgraded with new powers throughout the game by collecting "dark dragon" items from defeated boss characters. In a nod to earlier Ninja Gaiden titles on NES, the storyline is revealed through comic book-style panels for dramatic effect. ~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide
Past 14 days
“I defeated the last 4 Boss Characters in the game, I defeated all the Fiends in the Netherworld, buy all the thing from Muramasa and finished the game!!!”
created 20/MAY/2010
“I finish 1 chapter and the next one (only the boss battle remains)”
created 17/MAY/2010
“Now I'm Starting Chapter 9. I don't know if is the game very short or is the normal difficulty but in 2 hours I could finish 4 chapters......”
created 15/MAY/2010
“Now, i'm starting the Chapter 5”
created 14/MAY/2010
“From Chapter 2 to Chapter 4!!! Bit by bit, in normal difficulty the enemies are getting stronger..”
created 13/MAY/2010
“I already played with Momiji (a kunoichi who represents the tutorial for the game), now I'm in the Chapter 2 using Ryu Hayabusa (the normal way)”
created 12/MAY/2010
“the chapter one and is really fun! the gameplay is easy, the graphics are amazing and the game looks pretty mad.”
created 20/DEC/2009
“It's Ninja Gaiden. Expect the worst in difficulty, which is absolutely fine to me. I will say that I felt proud holding my DS sideways while my friends all held theirs the standard way. I felt special! The touch screen control was very well done...”
“It's Ninja Gaiden. Expect the worst in difficulty, which is absolutely fine to me. I will say that I felt proud holding my DS sideways while my friends all held theirs the standard way. I felt special! The touch screen control was very well done and the spell casting was epic. The Boss fights were very amazingly done, and the game overall was a perfect game in the series.
I look forward to a sequel, but it's been a long wait thus far.”
created 05/DEC/2009
“Finally Completed this :)”
created 26/NOV/2009
“This was surprisingly fun, I initially wrote this game off (because you had to use the stylus), but my girlfriend bought the game, so I played it and it was actually very fun. Even though you have to use the stylus, it was done perfectly, you can...”
“This was surprisingly fun, I initially wrote this game off (because you had to use the stylus), but my girlfriend bought the game, so I played it and it was actually very fun. Even though you have to use the stylus, it was done perfectly, you can execute the moves you intend 90% of the time and the controls are very responsive. I wish there were more games like this, it shows how the DS was meant to be played.....as a NINJA!”
created 26/OCT/2009
“скучновато, больше бы разнообразия.”
created 08/JUL/2009
created 02/MAR/2009
“Finished Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword. I really enjoyed it and I already started another game on the next level up, Head Ninja. All I can say is I'm glad I purchased a screen protector with my ds,...”
created 03/MAR/2009
“There aren't achievements per say in this game, but I did achieve the rank of Master Ninja on chapter 8. I played for a while today, it was rainy and cold out so I didn't do much else but game and...”
created 02/MAR/2009
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“While the power was out last night I played my new ds lite. I put Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword in, I'm really loving it. I cleared chapter 4 and I'm now working on chapter 5. I'm really liking my...”
created 22/FEB/2009
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